One of the best ways to prevent cats from using your fine furniture for scratching, napping, and roughhousing is to choose quality, long-lasting cat furniture constructed specifically for the needs of cats. At Doctors Foster and Smith, you'll find items cats will quickly call home, including scratching posts, cat...
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One of the best ways to prevent cats from using your fine furniture for scratching, napping, and roughhousing is to choose quality, long-lasting cat furniture constructed specifically for the needs of cats. At Doctors Foster and Smith, you'll find items cats will quickly call home, including scratching posts, cat trees, play houses, cat towers, hideaways, cat climbers and more.

We recommend the Ultimate Scratching Post, our most durable wood and sisal cat scratching post that towers 32" high to give most cats a full vertical stretch as they scratch.
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There are plastic coils that wrap around cords and wires - we had to put every electric cord and wire into them because Squeaker tried to eat them all and I was afraid she would be electrocuted. It seemed to work better than anything else.These are usually used to put multiple cords together to keep them together but the cat won't be able to chew the cords.

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First of all, you need to teach your cat that this is a bad habit. Even if you get a cord protector, new cords are constantly brought into your house, and eventually you might overlook one. The moment you see her chewing on a cord, reprimand her. A firm tap on the nose or a squirt of water with a spray bottle works well. Unless you have a very disobedient cat, she will most likely learn to associate chewing on cords with a bad experience (getting wet, for example!) and will stop. If she doesn't, or if you'd like to get a cord protector just in case, Drs. Foster and Smith carries a Pet Cord Protector.

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There is a product available called 'wire wrap' or something similar. It looks like a smaller version of a vacuum cleaner hose. It is black and is slit from end to end. It is used in the automotive industry to consolidate the wires in electrical harnesses. I have purchased it in 'Harbor Freight' stores and it is increasingly available in electronics stores like 'Micro Center. Cut it to size and insert your wire or wires into the seam. After that, it is not so much fun for cats to chew on anymore because they cannot easily get their mouths over it. If they persist, soak gauze in a product like Listerine, Bitter Apple or Phooey let it dry and wrap the hose with it. The only drawback to this remedy is that it doesn't match the decor in the room(s) but it will prevent a fried laptop (I remember it well) or a fried kitty.

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I went to Lowes or Home Depot and purchased these plastic cord protectors or organizer tubes (they come in varying sizes and lengths) and I "wrap my cords in them, securing each end with electrical tape. Also, I used to rub Vicks Vaporub on the cords and the smell alone made my cat "run" away form the cords! Good luck!

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You could go to your garden center or nursery and ask for small horticultural lava rock. Brick red is a common color, but I found some in black/charcoal grey. It is lightweight. I put it a good inch thick around my plants and it does a good job of detouring the cats. Funny thing: I just went over to the plant to take a photo for you, and one of our cats came over to see what I was doing. She sat on the edge of the planter but did not go into the lava rock :)

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You can buy the hanging pots and hang them out of his reach. Or you can move your plants to a room where the cat is not allowed to access it. Or put your plants outside on the porch. Unfortunately a cat will always dig in pots left out in the area where it is at. This is instinct and likely not able to train out of cat. Or get rid of the plants (or the cat). Your choice.

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Unfortunately, I had to get rid of my plants, but apparently there are sprays out there to deter them. Some cats just won't ever give up on house plants...no matter what you do. Mine didn't, so I enjoy them outside. If you ever figure it out, let me know, would love to have my plants and trees back.

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Thank you for your question. We currently offer the Boundary Indoor Outdoor Cat Repellent Spray, which prevent your cat (or dog) from digging in your plants, scratching or sleeping on your good furniture, and accessing other forbidden surfaces around your home. You may view this item at the link below:

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The very best thing you can do to save your house from your cats nails is to cut them every 3-4 weeks. Getting your cat used to having their nails cut as early as possible. As a Groomer and Petsitter for a small fee made house calls just to cut the cats nails. Don't give up, do one foot at a time if ness.

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You can take off the old carpet keep it as a template and get some carpet youll need a staple gun and a hammer utility knife to cut the carpet..Ive done this so many times over the years..Just make sure you try to match the carpet i used a carpet one time with big loops and my cats nails got stuck in the carpet had to remove it right away..

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Thank you for your question. We do offer replacement parts for several of our cat furniture trees/condos. Please contact our Customer Service Department at 1.800.381.7179 or email CustomerService@DrsFosterSmith.com.

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There are plenty of cat trees that are completely carpeted, and you wouldn't have to worry about them developing a bad scratching habit that often goes along with carpeted cat trees because they are declawed.

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Even though the cats are declawed, they still have the instinct to scratch. Cats have scent pads in their feet and the action of scratching leaves their scent on the item. They like texture so a well constructed post covered with rug or sisal would be nice. Get one with a broad, square base and place it near a wall so it will not tip over and discourage them from scratching. The shoulder and leg muscles in declawed cats sometimes atrophy because they are basically forced to walk on their knucles after their toes are amputated. Stretching is theraputic for them. I have adopted declawed cats in the past and they are also comfortable using low cat trees.

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I have one declawed and one clawed cat. I have found that any of the Furniture here is good for my declawed cat except for the straight climbing towers. My declawed cat adores anything that has level to level that he can jump from since he can't climb. For 'clawing' action, he uses the cardboard scratchers by themselves (not down in the toy) so he has a edge to scrape his paws on. He enjoys the motormouse type things because it has plastic edges to catch his paws on, and he likes the sloped cardboard scratchers. I've never seen him use the kitty furniture as clawing posts.

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I struggle with this too. We have 11 cats in the house. Some of the best things that have helped me are: a good scratching post, sticky paws, and a squirt bottle. You can get good quality scratching posts right here on Drs Foster and Smith. They are better than ones you might find at a shopping center; you need one that will not tip over and frighten the cat, because then they won't use it. Some cats have a preference of scratching surfaces; sisal/jute, carpet, or wood. You might have experiment to see what your cat likes. Also it is nice to have a tall scratching post so that your cat can get a full stretch as he/she scratches. Place the scratching post in a place that is easy and comfortable for your cat to use it. I have one right in the living room, next to the sofa. But you will still need to do some training (consistency is the key, and also the hardest part for me, LOL!) Every time kitty decides to scratch your furniture, gently pick up kitty and take him/her to the scratching post and show them how to use it. After a time, you can start squirting them with a water spray bottle when they attack your furniture; no need to yell, just squirt. For problem areas, try Sticky Paws which is also available at Drs Foster and Smith. It is a double sided tape to apply to areas of furniture where cats like to scratch. That usually works great by itself... however I have ONE cat who likes to pull the tape off and chew it. Fixed that by putting a little pepper or red pepper on the tape; now he walks up the furniture, smells the pepper, and walks over the scratching post. Good luck!

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Cats LOVE anything new - okay love it and want to chek it out, or hate it and want to kill it - either way, gonna scratch and claw at it. Use your water (water ONLY) bottle to squirt them i the behind (NEVER the face), and say 'no' (SAY, not yell). They will decide very soon that they'd rather play with 'acceptable' toys.

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